- KTH0177 (Late Roman Athenian[?] Lamp) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification comment
- Athenian(?) copy of North African lamp
- Description
- Tear-shaped to almond-shaped outline. Keyhole format. Oval, slight concave discus has design in thick lines in high relief, two filling holes middle left and right, and sharply raised rim. Design depicts peacock striding left (up); large leaf above wing. Shoulder with rounded rim has broad groove with three palm trees flanking two birds sideways terminating at single upright frond. Somewhat narrow, tall handle pinched lengthwise at middle and transversely on top. No joining seam or webbing: well made and carefully slipped.
- Extant part
- One fragment preserves entire discus, shoulder, most of nozzle, upper handle; walls and base below seem are missing.
- Preserved length
- 0.114
- Width
- 0.077
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Bird (Visual Motif)
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KTH0177 (Late Roman Athenian[?] Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0177>
